The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-19

column the words ''An act to regulate the
practice of medicinem and in the third
column the words and figures March ICY
are erased. In the fourth column there is
another similar erasure, leaving the words
and figures March In family visible. The
number of the next bill on the following
ne is 1875 No other erasure appears in the
piotter: On the cover of the register is a
gilt title. Titles of Acts The book is a
register OF acts approved by the Governor
lts pages contain only three columns
first, the number of the act in figures;
second. It's title; third, the date of its APP
prevail
Near the end of the register, at the bot.
tom of the left-hand page, is the entry of
&C, Act No. 42l, with title and date of approval.
MS act, numbered in the register 42l, is the
same act which is entered in the blotter as
Bill No. Al. On the top of the succeeding
r15ht-hand page appears the entry of Act
NO. 422, with its title and the date of its
approval That act, numbered in the
register AZ, Is the same act which is
entered without erasure i'll the blotter as
Bill No. 425
Between the two entries 421 and 423 in the
register there is no erasure; neither is there
any entry of the act to regulate the practice
OF medicine, but there is evidence of the
tearing out of a leaf, the mutilation of the
register revealing narrow, ragged margin
80 " OhO pIliulilS. IL Is apparent from
inspection that the partially erased line in
the blotter originally read thus: "425. An
act to regulate the practice of medicine:
march Ito, March H." and it would seem
That upon one side of the leaf which has
been torn from the register, or titles of
acts" there must have originally been re-
corded at the top of the page the following
entry: 49, An act to regulate the pracuice
OF medicine, March H.
In his report to the Medical Association,
Judge Goddard holds that:
FIRST, the bill was approved; second, sent
10 the Sec etary of State; third, the mutila-
lions, OF the books in the State Department
and the erasureS of the entries which re-
corded the fact and date of the Governors
approval of said act, and it's deposit in said
department as public law were unauthoriz-
ed BY the Governor and were accomplished
without his knowledge and are of no effect
to inyalidate, repeal or nullify the same;
fourth, that the bill was a. law. when the
mutilation was done"
In view of this report the committee ap-
pointed TO investigate the matter this after
| noe n presented the following remarkable re-
solutions:
"Resotued, That in the opinion of this
association, the Governor, by abstracting
the registration act from the statutes OF
TINS State, has violated his oath of office,
which requires him to uphold and execute
rather than to destroy the laws.
"ReSoLUed, That his refusal to submit the
question of the legality of his performance
to the Supreme Court, knowing that no
other man could obtain its opinion on the
matter during the present administration,
showing the indefensibility of his at
titude, and that he displays the dis
position of despot Or the scurrility of
pasl.animous agent of INSCRIPTIONS political
masters.
"ReSolued, That this body looks with
great alarm upon the effort of our Chief
Magistrate to defeat the will of the people by
attempting to overthrow stutute whatever
opinion may be entertained by him or his
advisers"
Strong speeches were made by many
prominent physicians against Gov. Bodwell
and frequent illusions were made to Blaine's
hand in the affair. 1t was Judge Goddard's
aim to carry the matter to the Supreme
Court, but Gov. Bodwelrs refusal to allow
this precludeS it. Some of the old physicians
who have never been interested in politics
say that if Gov. Bodwell ever becomes a
candidate for any Office again they will leave
their practice and stump the State against
him and Blaine.
The probability is that Gov. Bodwell's
devotion to Blaine will end his political
career.